The 99th Infantry Division briefly existed, but never deployed, in the closing days of World War I, was reconstituted as a … See more

The 99th Division was constituted at Camp Wheeler, Georgia, on 23 July 1918. Plans called for the division to include the 393rd, 394th, 395th, and 396th Infantry Regiments. Organization and training began in O… See more

The 99th Division was demobilized on 7 January 1919 at Camp Wadsworth, South Carolina. It was reconstituted in the Organized Reserve on 24 June 1921, allotted to the Third Corps Area, and assigned t… See more

• Ordered into active military service: 15 November 1942 Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi.
• Overseas: 30 September 1944
• Campaigns: Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, Central Europe… See more

The unit's distinctive shoulder patch consisted of a five-sided shield of black on which is superimposed a horizontal band of white and blue squares. The black represents the iron from the mills of Pittsburgh, … See more

On 22 December 1967, the 99th Army Reserve Command (ARCOM) was activated. While the 99th ARCOM was allowed to wear the shoulder sleeve insignia of the 99th Infantry Division and use its num… See more

• Charles P. Roland See more